On the night of January 26, 2019, 17-year-old Fernando Perez was fatally shot in Kansas City, Missouri. Perez and two other teenage males were shot near Ashland Square Park in the 2200 block of Cypress Avenue; the three then drove about half a mile to a fire station at 22nd Street and Hardesty Avenue seeking help. First responders found all three inside the vehicle with gunshot wounds; Perez alone died of his injuries while the other two were wounded.

Investigators say the shooting grew out of a planned robbery. A 16-year-old identified as Angel G. Perea had communicated with an accomplice about the robbery on Facebook and, according to witnesses, arranged to buy a gun from one of the victims as a setup. During the attempted robbery, Perea and an accomplice opened fire, killing Perez and wounding the other teens. In July 2019 prosecutors announced Perea would be charged as an adult; he later pleaded guilty and was sentenced in June 2020.

Did anyone in the Kansas City area see activity near Ashland Square Park or the Cypress Avenue block that night or have information about the planned robbery?